The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-04-07

present week, owing TO the Dau travelling.
4 large flock of wild geese was seen Monday
flying South The recent blizzard must have turn
ed their hc::ds.
Mr.. j. W. Coombs, of this city, is painting his
rink at South Shore, Northport, and is the first to
begin operations at that resort.
The following postmasters were appointed Mon
day Albert X. Day, Dxmont; Albert Mudgett,
DiNmont Centre; Arthur L. Gray East Knox.
PENSIONS. Pensions have been granted as fol
lows Olive, mother of James A. Neazey, North
Castine; Jacob n. Cunningham, increase, Waldo
Station; Edwin Jackson increase, Belfast Samuel
a. Myrick, reissue, Unity. Nehemiah Field origi-
nal, Monroe
The benefit to MI. Charles j. Burgess at the
Belfast Opera House, last Thursday evening, was
a very pleasant occasion and financial success.
Some of the members of the orchestra were absent
and the concert announced to prccedc the dance
not given.
A Look at the crushed and shattered stem of the
sch. st. Johns, recently N collision with an Eng
fish tramp steamer, attests the severity Of the
shock; but not IL butt started and the
schooner did not leak at all. This shows the thor
ough workmanship of the vessel She was built
in Belfast.
Mr.. q. A. Matthews, general manager of the
Monson Railroad is i'll this city in the interest Of
that enterprise. He reports that the Megantic com
pany expect to have theirroad comp leted to Green
willie by the end Of the present and regards it
as important that the line OF road from liarland TO
Grecn,ile should also be 0uilt by that time.
\ Bangor despatch says An effect of the inter
state commerce law has been that company has
been formed her which will put on a line of
freight prnpellcr- between Bangor and New York.
1t will he called the PenohScot steam Navigation
Company, and has large capital. Frank ii.
Cierguc, Esq, is president and Charles +. Field
treasurer The men connected with the company
are prominent citizens and mean business.
y young man named Colson, formerly of Bel
fast, has JUST returned here from the Nilds Of
Maine. where he has been engaged in driving
team for loggcrs. Their camp was ii tile foot OF
Mount katali,lili. Mr. Colson say~ the winter has
been a very severe one and that frequently the
mercury has fallen forty degrees below lie
had both ears badly fIozcn. The snow is so deep
in that region that it is impossible to Get the horses
out or to get feed to them and many have been
killed and some have starved To death.
Tie remains Of Mrs. Matilda Pitcher, wife Of
Mr.. Charles \. Pitcher. formerly of this city, ar
rived here for burial last Friday evening. Mrs.
Pitcher was 60 wears OLD and died March 30th, in
Washington, u. e., where she had resided for the
past ten OF twelve years. Mrs Pitcher WAS sister
of ;. T, and Wales L. Miller of this city, and
funeral services were held at the residence of the
lattcH saturday forenoon. Rev Geo. l.. Tufts otci
ating. some very beautiful floral tributes were
sent on by Washington friends.
FIRST PAGE. Failure to receive the manuscript
in time interrupted for one week the publication
of Mrs. Wards entertaining letters from MeNiro.
In this weeks spondcncc she writes of south
crn Mexico. Mrs. Packar,l's letter on the vet" of
the dependent pension bill has aroused much in
tcrcst, and we print two communications on the
subject. Prof. l.. {. Eateman replies to the editor
of the Prog. Age in characteristic style. See the
announcement of a forthcoming series of articles
from his pen ON the Mounds and Mound Builders
Of Ohio The boys and girls Of the T NJ. c. =
will he interested in the personals from The Ariel
. column of extracts from the Ocean Chronicle
lnt it companion the Bounding Biow will inter
ct home folks and seafarers. Maine News, The
Womam's Column, editorials, locals and m>ce
anN complete the first page.
ARRIVAL OF TIi. 81. JOHNS. Sch. st. Johns Of
this city, before reported in collision with the
English steamship Fern Ilolme arrived at this
port sunday afternoon 1T five o'clock i'll tow of
steam tug scguin, of Bath. The vessel left Vine
yard Haven Thursday morning and Friday after
noon put into Bootibay. where She laid during the
storm of saturday. Monday Capt. Gilmore called
4 survey on the vessel which consisted Of Capt. c.
H. Wording, the Port Warden, Capt. J. W. Fergu-
and II. \. Carter. The vessel has lost her en-
tire head gear, cut water and upper portion of
stem, but is all right below the water line. The
buv -pril and gear eat at'rift after tine acct
dent. The particulars are as given last week.
Capt. Gilmore has libcllcd the steamer, and in a
few days an attorney from Boston Will arrive to
take the dispositions of the The vessels
damages are about $500. The cargo of coal is for
the Maine Central railroad.
SruCkr,NITEs ABROAD. On It. Patrick's day
your Stockton correspondent embarked on that
stormy Pttltlt til" kataIlin, and after enjoying the
wheeze Of the engine and rumble Of the machinery
for twelve hours was landed here in Boston. He
called on j. +. Frye x Co., down on John street,
and found Miss Blanche snugly situated in 4 back
office book keeping. She says she shall get back
to stockton earlier ;h;tn u-,ia this spring. Frank
was in and out stirring is ever and like Blanche,
he wanted To hear the news from stockton. Geo.
Frye looks Just the same as ever, only a little
Younger The next day called on him At Linden
and saw Hattie, -ibbic and the twins. -thbe's
<Crooker) health has Improved since She WAS in
stockton las summer. Lizzie Mrs. Dr. fash has
just been up visit. Hattie (Mrs. Fryel looks
and seems the same as in school days, but She
said ''\ov Crawl. don't You think look good
deal older" hut the truth probably is that am
growing old too and can't get a landmark my
-rhoolrrati~. The twins are little beauties. They
are about ten Years Old and look like the incarna-
ti"n Of goodness and purity. IN the same house
lives May Clifford Parker. She too has twins, ..
boy and girl, about sin months Old. They arc
bouncing, fat good natured babies, and May is 80
proud of them that their presence has made her
ten years younger. The only trouble is the boy
looks like round faced girl and ihc girl has 4
longer, more serious buyish face. Not being Il
married man don't understand this. guessed
which was the boy and came within one of it.
Charlie IousIin, who perhaps is as much Cam
den rs Stockton boy, lives Just across the street
tronl them. lie has 4 baby boy named fox Charles
PARK. Ills wife, formerly Miss julia Perkins of
Sandy Point, had never met before. She, how
ever has lealne, to know all of Charles Old school
mates by reputation. Charley Park says that
spring water near there is good for babies and
credits great deal of baby success % il.
TIE STORM. Last saturdays storm was the
worst Of the season, in this city and vicinity In
the morning the wind was northeast and snow fell
in small quantities, bat the wind and snowfall
increased during the day and at night gale rre-
vaet, and the was driven with binding
force into the faces Of those compelled to 90 out.
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